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CANTERBURY NEW HAMPSHIRE 1875 POSTAL HISTORY COVER TO SHARON MASSACHUSETTS. MISSENT MARKING Clean cover with full Canterbury postmark. Also has light railroad agent mark on face. MISSENT marking . Mailed July 30...still made it to Sharon by July31 according to Sharon backstamp. |
$5.00 | |
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FRENCH OCCIDENTAL AFRICA - 1952 REGISTERED AIRMAIL COVER WITH IVORY COAST SEAL Outstanding cover with Registration sticker and Scott Nos 45, 54 (2) and 53 stamps. Most covers have been soaked for the stamps. Complete covers with registration stickers are hard to come by. Ivory coast handstamp seal on both sides (middle left on front; center seal at reverse). Addressed to Director, American Geographical Society, New York City. New York City receiver on back as well. A rare find. |
$50.00 | |
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ALBANY NEW YORK COVER WITH FRESH SCOTT #11 STAMP ADDRESSED TO MERCHANTS & MECHANICS BANK, TROY NEW YORK Beautiful, fresh Scott #11 stamp on this cover. Portion of top- and right-side stamps indicate wide margins. Clear at bottom. Close at left. Light Albany postmark. Note small tear in cover and that cover flap is missing. However, neither detract from the appearance of the stamp. Merchants & Mechanics Bank was known for issuing its own currency. |
$20.00 | |
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TWO SCOTT #26 COVERS TO CHICAGO ILLINOIS AND RICHMOND OHIO Good stamps for the issue. Postmarks are unreadable. |
$20.00 | |
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WALPOLE MAINE TO MIDDLEBORO MASSACHUSETTS 1850S COVER. SCOTT #11A. CLARET STAMP Very fresh stamp. Three-margin copy...close at top. Stamp appears to be brown carmine. Pen cancel. |
$15.00 | |
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SCIO, NY, MID-1800S COVER. DESIRABLE TOWN MARK. SCOTT #25 STAMP December 30 postmark. Early Scio postmarks are hard to find. Addressed to M. D. Whitney, West Danby, NY. Cover opened neatly at right. Only fault is that someone mounted it at one time and there are two half-hinge remnants on the back center. These can be removed with a q-tip and water. email if you would like to see a scan of the back. |
$100.00 | |
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ALBANY NEW YORK 1850S COVER TO ROCHESTER NY. SCOTT #26A STAMP Clean cover with full Albany postmark used to cancel stamp. Vertical perfs are fine. Bottom perf holes are complete with small selvedge below perf holes. Top perfs start out whole at left and are trimmed down at right. A very attractive cover. Appears to be addressed to George S. Riley. |
$75.00 | |
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WEST WINSTED CONNECTICUT MID-1800S COVER. SCOTT #26A. RARE DEAD POST OFFICE Perfs on stamp are into at the top and right. Good clearance at the bottom. Left side indicates that this may have been left margin because there is considerable white with no stamp image on the left side. Angle starts close at top and widens considerably by the time it gets to the bottom. West Winsted Connecticut is a rare dead post office. The letter was sent to Cornwall Bridge, a desirable Connecticut address. |
$75.00 | |
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WASHINGTON DC MOTHERS' DAY FIRST DAY COVER WITH IOOR CACHET. SCOTT 737 Lightly addressed by rubber stamp. This is 11x10.5 issue. Nice red and green Ioor cachet. Note light toning along bottom of envelope WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF FIRST DAY COVERS -- REGULAR ISSUES, AIRMAILS, SPECIAL DELIVERIES, COMMEMORATIVES -- RANGING FROM EARLY TO RECENT. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR YOUR FIRST DAY COVER NEEDS. |
$9.00 | |
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RENO NEVADA 8.3-CENT AMBULANCE COIL 1985 FIRST DAY COVER WITH LINE PAIR IN STRIP OF 4 STAMPS. SCOTT 2128 Unaddressed ArtCraft First Day Cover from the Transportation Series of the 1980s. Pristine condition. Includes line pair in a strip of four stamps. WE HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF FIRST DAY COVERS -- REGULAR ISSUES, AIRMAILS, SPECIAL DELIVERIES, COMMEMORATIVES -- RANGING FROM EARLY TO RECENT. PLEASE CONTACT US FOR YOUR FIRST DAY COVER NEEDS. |
$10.00 |
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Hello and Welcome to MGJ Postal History
We are offering for sale a wide variety of covers—from stampless covers to First Day Covers, from the very old, to contemporary. While we primarily sell covers, you will also find stamps, other postal items and interesting ephemera for sale. We hope you enjoy the site and visit often. We welcome your comments.
Posted are just some of the items in our inventory. Feel free to email us with requests from your want list.
I am a life member of the American Philatelic Society and am a member of the Society’s estate advisory service. I am also a member and volunteer at the Cardinal Spellman Philatelic Museum in Weston, Massachusetts. In addition, I am a licensed, bonded auctioneer in Massachusetts.
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